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Tech Xplore / Is the nuclear non‑proliferation pact a model for regulating runaway AI?
The potential existential threat of artificial intelligence has leapt into the headlines after a departing safety researcher at AI company Anthropic posted on social media that he believed there was more than a 1-in-10 chance ...
Medical Xpress / Autistic children ages 4–6 showed improved social skills after summer program
A summer intervention program for autistic children ages 4–6 with no intellectual disability significantly improved their social performance, according to a study by researchers at the Institute for Autism Research (IAR) ...
Medical Xpress / Can't quiet your mind? Watching your brain might help
When something in the human body goes awry, medical science has an impressive repair kit. Fractured leg? A cast will keep it intact until it heals. Cloudy eye lens? Doctors swap in a clear artificial one. A kidney that can't ...
Medical Xpress / Australians support voluntary assisted dying, but with clear limits
New research from Edith Cowan University (ECU) has found that Australians broadly support voluntary assisted dying (VAD) as an end-of-life choice, but most believe access should remain limited to people experiencing terminal ...
Phys.org / Thousands of the most vulnerable children and young people missing out on mental health support
Some of the most vulnerable children and young people are failing to access mental health support despite having much higher levels of need, according to new research from the University of Cambridge.
Medical Xpress / WHO sees 'encouraging signs' in Congo Ebola fight, but warns cases in one eastern region are surging
The head of the U.N. health agency is hailing "encouraging signs" in the fight against an Ebola outbreak in one part of eastern Congo, while warning that case counts are rising fast in another as officials race to tamp down ...
Tech Xplore / New AI method improves failure prediction from imperfect SSD maintenance data
Solid-state drives (SSDs), which store data in computers and servers, are critical to data center reliability. When they fail, they can contribute to service disruptions, data loss and high maintenance costs, making early ...
Tech Xplore / Meta chief pushes back on AI slowdown calls
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg pushed back Tuesday against growing calls to pause or slow AI development, arguing that market incentives and legal liability are the best safeguards against the technology's risks.
Tech Xplore / EU to ban social media for those under 13, curb access until age 15
The European Union will ban children under 13 from social media and allow only limited, supervised access until age 15 under plans unveiled Wednesday by EU chief Ursula von der Leyen.
Tech Xplore / US Senate crypto bill collapses amid partisan deadlock
A push for landmark U.S. cryptocurrency legislation collapsed on Tuesday after Republicans and Democrats in Congress failed to bridge months-old differences over ethics, banking and how the fast-growing industry should be ...
Medical Xpress / Study finds AI scribes save doctors' time and may ease administrative burden
Artificial intelligence (AI) scribes can reduce the time physicians spend documenting patient visits by 69.1% during simulated primary care appointments, according to research led by University of Toronto Ph.D. student LaShawn ...
Phys.org / Why are the stars around our galaxy's black hole missing their companions?
A new study suggests that the young stars orbiting the Milky Way's central black hole may have a surprisingly ordinary origin. But the black hole's influence may be what makes their origin look more exotic than it really ...
